FA Trophy 2007/8

The FA Trophy is a knock-out compeition arranged in a similar format to the FA Cup. The FA Trophy was created in 1969 for semi-professional teams, and entry is consequently restricted to those for teams that are members of leagues at levels five to eight. Due to the addition of another level eight division for 2006/07, a prelimary round has been introduced this season. Teams that are members of leagues at levels five to seven are given exemptions past the opening rounds - see below for exact details.

The table below shows the total number of clubs from all divisions at a given level for each round. A double dash "--" indicates either that round has not yet been played, or no clubs are left from that level. The prize money is what the winner of that round receives, assuming they win no further matches. (So a club that starts off in the prelimary round, and ends up loosing in the 2nd qualifying round would receive £2,000). The table underneath gives the average level of clubs participating in any given round.

Number of teams per level to reach each round

Total Entries: 258

Level

8

7

6

5

Total

Prize Money *

Prelimary

92

75

£1,000

1st Qualifying

77

65

129

£1,500

2nd Qualifying

34

38

72

£2,000

3rd Qualifying

18

18

44

80

£3,000

1st

5

11

24

24

64

£4,000

2nd

0

2

11

19

32

£5,000

3rd

--

1

2

13

16

£6,000

4th

--

0

1

7

8

£7,000

Semi-Final

--

--

--

--

4

£16,000

Final

--

--

--

--

2

£50,000

Mean level of teams at each round

ROUND

P

Q1

Q2

Q3

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

SF

F

Mean Level

8.00

7.54

7.47

6.68

5.95

5.47

5.25

5.13

The following list provides further details about the clubs how many clubs there are at each round. My thanks go toTony Kempster for this information.